Self-Help Book Summaries

Welcome to my self-help book summaries page. 

This page is a distillation of everything I’ve learned from the best self-help books of all time.

From goal setting to self-esteem, habit building to relationships, you’ll find more than 100 good business book summaries organized by title.

If you’re looking for other book recommendations, check out my book summaries page at the bottom of the page to browse other book summaries by category.

Self-Help Book Summaries

• The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary D. Chapman

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

• The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene

• Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James Clear

• Awaken The Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny by Anthony Robbins

• Better Than Before: Mastering The Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin

• Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting: The Revolutionary Programme That Transforms Family Life by Noël Janis-Norton

• Essential Zen Habits: Mastering The Art of Change, Briefly by Leo Babauta

• Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns

• Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety by David D. Burns

• How to Live by Derek Sivers

• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

• Love and Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

• Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It by Kamal Ravikant

• Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results by Stephen Guise

• The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) by Hal Elrod

• My Philosophy for Successful Living by Jim Rohn

• Notes From a Friend by Anthony Robbins

• One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer

• The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life by Thomas M. Sterner

• Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies to Change by Timothy A. Pychyl

• Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey by A.J. Jacobs

• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

• The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale

• The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield

• Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg

• Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay by Mira Kirshenbaum

• Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

• Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection by Jia Jiang

• Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement by Anthony Robbins

• Useful, Not True by Derek Sivers

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